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'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World' is a syndicated television series based on the 1912 novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (best known for his Sherlock Holmes series), The Lost World premiered in the fall of 1999 and ran for three seasons before it was cancelled in 2002 after funding for a fourth season fell through. All three seasons were released in DVD box sets through 2004. The series continues to be syndicated in the United States on the cable station TNT at 6:00AM EST Monday through Friday.

Premise

At the dawn of the 20th century, a band of adventurers led by adventurer and scholar Professor Edward Challenger, they embark on an expedition to prove the existence of a lost world isolated from the rest of the modern world. The British expedition team consisting of a mismatched group of enthusiasts, all with less than selfless reasons for making the journey begin their trip under less than ideal conditions. The intrepid band consists of:

  • Professor Edward Challenger (Peter McCauley ) - Leader of the expedition who hopes to prove his theories to his skeptical University academic peers.
  • Professor Arthur Summerlee (Michael Sinelnikoff) - The elderly member of the band and friend to Edward Challenger.
  • Marguerite Krux (Rachel Blakely) - The selfish financier of the expedition who goes along for her own reasons.
  • Lord John Roxton (Will Snow) - The Nobleman with vast hunting experience, serves as protector of the group.
  • Ned Malone (David Orth) - The newspaper reporter who hopes to make a name for himself if he surives the ordeal.


During their journey disaster strikes and their Hot air balloon crashes in the uncharted Amazon jungle to a prehistoric plateau. There they find themselves trapped and isolated in this dangerous land. The group is assisted by a young jungle-saavy woman named Veronica Latham (Jennifer O'Dell) who lost contact with her parents years before. Her family was part of a reasearch group that become isolated and and than lost under mysterious circumstances. Together the group fights to survive against the fearsome dinosaurs, tribal headhunters, vicious ape men, giant crocodiles, and other terrifying perils as they search for a way to escape.

DVD

All three season have been released on DVD. Season 1 was released on: January 27, 2004, Season 2 on: April 20, 2004 and Season 3 on: November 16, 2004. All three seasons released were part of a 6 Disc Box set, had Closed-captioned, was shown in Full Screen. All DVD's were encoded in NTSC video for Region 1. The Lost World was NOT rated.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Lost World DVD Covers
Season 1 Season 2 Season 3
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Cast

Episodes

Season 1

  • The Journey Begins (Pilot pt. 1)
  • Stranded (Pilot Pt. 2)
  • More Than Human
  • Nectar
  • Cave of Fear
  • Salvation
  • Blood Lust
  • Out of Time
  • Paradise Found
  • The Beast Within
  • Creatures of the Dark
  • Tribute
  • Absolute Power
  • Camelot
  • Unnatural Selection
  • Time After Time
  • Prodigal Father
  • Birthright
  • Resurrection
  • The Chosen One
  • Prophecy
  • Barbarians at the Gate

Season 2

  • All or Nothing
  • Amazons
  • Tourist Season
  • Stone Cold
  • Divine Right
  • Skin Deep
  • London Calling
  • The Prisoner
  • The Games
  • The Source
  • Trophies
  • Voodoo Queen
  • The Guardian
  • Under Pressure
  • The Outlaw
  • Quality of Mercy
  • Mark of the Beast
  • Survivors
  • The Pirate's Curse
  • The Visitor
  • A Man of Vision
  • Into the Fire

Season 3

  • Out of the Blue
  • The Travelers
  • An Eye for an Eye
  • True Spirit
  • The Knife
  • Fire in the Sky
  • Dead Man's Hill
  • Hollow Victory
  • A Witch's Calling
  • Brothers in Arms
  • Ice Age
  • The End Game
  • Phantoms
  • The Secret
  • Finn
  • Suspicion
  • The Imposters
  • The Elixer
  • Tapestry
  • Legacy
  • Trapped
  • Heart of the Storm

Notes

Lara Cox appeared in the second half of the third season as Finn, but was never given credit in the opening credits.

William deVray played Ed Malone in the two-hour telefilm that preceded the series (the film was split into two episodes for syndication purposes). David Orth took over the role at the start of the series proper.

The character of Arthur Summerlee, as portrayed by Michael Sinelnikoff, was killed off in the first season finale, but returned once as a ghost during Season Two.

During the third season both David Orth and Jennifer O'Dell were absent from the series for several consecutive episodes, due in part to financial constraints.

The show was filmed in Australia and New Zealand

Fan Involvement

The official The Lost World (known as TLW to fans) website included a message board that quickly became a popular meeting place for fans of the series. Today, several years after the cancellation of the series, fans still talk about the series on a daily basis. Several small conventions have been put together by a group of fans from the message board. These conventions have been attended by cast and crew from the series. It was at one of these conventions that a packet written by several writers for the series revealed what would have taken place had the series run for a fourth season.

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